What if................
So, Al Gore was on Daily Show last night. And John brought up the question: "So, would things be different if you had won?"
And that just made me sad...............................................................
Because I would be willing to bet that:
2,529 American soldiers would be alive today instead of dead.
And the world would not hate us.
And the environment would not be in such critical danger.
And gas would be less than 2 bucks a gallon.
Building fences
I was watching the Colbert Report last night and he had a woman on the show that firmly believes in building a fence at the border. You build a fence to keep a dog on your property, or to help keep your kids safe, or for privacy in your yard. Has no one learned that fences are a waste of $? Didn't we all rejoice when the Berlin Wall came down? Wasn't it a momentus moment in the world? We are supposed to learn from History. Not repeat it. Oh, wait, Coo Coo Bananas bought his way through school so he never learned history. And even though the Berlin wall (fence) went down in his lifetime he was probably too drunk to notice. And oh wait, Coo Coo Bananas is only doing this to distract us from the disasterous state of our nation. Oh wait, I want to build a fence to keep my dog from barking at passing traffic. I guess it works the same. We're so busy barking about the passing Mexican traffic that we forget to bark about the criminal stealing our stuff and murdering our loved ones in their bed. Oh, wait, that is what Coo Coo is doing. Stealing our stuff and killing our families. I guess we are distracted huh?
No shit sherlock meets trailer trash
Headlines from Yahoo:
Children's deaths in hot cars preventable -
This is where the no shit sherlock comes in. This can't really be headline news. I mean, come on people. Why aren't these parents put on trial for murder. And stupidity is not a defense. Jesus, they should be shot on site. I'm sorry, but if nothing else, we need to steralize their ass. Oh, Holy God, not even Homer Simpson is that much of a dumb ass.
Baseball fans can show support in afterlife - Again, I say, Oh Holy God. You have GOT to be kidding! And if trailer trash psychopaths can have this, then I want a Hello Kitty one.
Strong democrat - no surprise there
The Wedding Ranter
Listening to the radio this weekend I heard a commercial for the Shane Company. Tom Shane actually said something along the lines of: “Remember guys, it’s not just the girl you have to impress, it’s her friends, her aunts, her mother, her grandmother. So make sure you get her something she can show off to everyone”
WTF?
This is proof that society has made marriage to be about the wedding and the ring and not about the compatibility. And people are falling for this shit. Girls actually believe that it’s the size of the ring that decides the size of the love.
COME ON people. This is why the divorce rate is 50%.
You can have nothing in common, he can beat the living shit out of her. She can cheat on him with every pool boy that crosses her path, but as long as that damn ring is impressive the marriage is good.
You have GOT to be kidding me!
I have heard women say: “Well if he thinks he’s getting me anything less than a caret he can forget about the wedding” I have also heard women make excuses for the size of the ring. Saying that she has made it clear to him that he will upgrade this ring or else.
That is just sad and pathetic.
I can’t imagine trading in my wedding ring for anything. It was the ring I was married with. It’s the ring he put on my finger when we said “I do”. Why on earth would someone want to trade that in?
I told my husband from the start that I didn’t care if it was a diamond. It could be a twist tie for all I cared. I wasn’t going to give in to the diamond cartel. Diamonds are actually just a controlled substance, in reality they are quite abundant, and not at all rare or precious. We have just made them that way. Or allowed them to be made into a precious commodity.
So remember boys and girls, if it is at all about the size of the diamond or impressing friends with a really fancy wedding run! Do not stop, do not collect 200 dollars, just run the hell away. It ain’t worth it. And it will save money in the long run. Divorce is expensive. Why invest your life in a person whose only commitment to you is based on how much you are willing to commit financially?
In public
Elevators
Here at work every time we get on we play name that smell. Seriously folks.
Fart
Cigarette
Old ashtray (different smell than cigarette)
popcorn
too much cologne
WAY TOO Freak'n much cologne
Good smelling food
Greasey food
body odor
We are in an elevator for what a minute? How do people leave behind such a wide variety of stenches? How?????
666 - all things come in threes
THE SKY IS FALLING
THE SKY IS FALLING
THE SKY IS FALLING
CRYING WOLF
CRYING WOLF
CRYING WOLF
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
NO PINCH
NO PINCH
NO PINCH
And speaking of the number of the beast:
MY BOLOGNA HAS A FIRST NAME IT'S G*E*O*R*G*E
MY BOLOGNA HAS A SECOND NAME IS S*H*R*U*B
OH I HATE TO HEAR IT EVERY DAY
AND IF YOU ASK ME WHILE I'LL SAY
CAUSE GEORGE THE SHRUB HAS A WAY WITH B*O*L*O*G*N*A
I wish dark ages inspired religious fanaticisim bullshit bigotry fit better but it didn't.
And thankfully that beast can't come in threes. Two terms and he's the f&$% outa dodge!
A view from the BBC
Because we cannot rely on any US media telling the truth it is always interesting to search the internet for news sites out of the U.S. I was looking through BBC's website and came across a poll asking for opinions on
Coo-Coo Bananas war on gay marriage: Here are some of the posted opinions from people outside the U.S.
The US is going back to some dark primitive age and this is amplified by the bigots of the far right christians. Their shock tactics remind us of the evil puritanical methods during the english civil war. If somebody is happy with their partner whatever their persuasion and of absolutly no threat to society than what right have we to judge them and stop them being happy. Let them get married! I have said over and over that Coo-Coo Bananas is trying to bring back the Dark Ages. Ha! I'm not the only one that thinks that!
Bush like Blair, also tries to deflect attention from their illegal and immoral christian crusade in Iraq, by targeting an issue that really isn't an issue for most people. Most heterosexuals are not concerned about gays or same sex marriages provided its not rammed down their throats. There's far more real issues to sort out in this world.I love the "illegal and immoral christian crusade" line - he hit that nail on the head!The Republican Party is at war with itself, the children of the Union are returning home in body bags, and Bush plays golf and occasionally makes illogical policy decrees like this one. He and his neocon acolytes have made the US extremely unpopular abroad, so they now seek to complete the project as home. This makes fascinating study for a psychiatrist like me, but perhaps not so for the long-suffering American people, especially the poor ones.Well said!Mobilising the religious fanatics worked in the last election so it'll probably work in this one. There's nothing like religion to bring the nation together. Nevermind violence, crime, guns, drugs, teenage pregnancies or staggering divorce rates among heterosexual couples. The thing that will bring America to a moral armageddon is allowing a few committed gays and lesbians a bit more safety and security in their relationship."moral armageddon", great description!This is a sad and dreadful state of affairs that unfortunately is all we can expect from the bigot George Bush. The US is supposed to be a great democracy with equality for all, this just shows how untrue this really is. The US is becoming no better than those countries like Russia and Iran (the countries whose regimes he readily condemns) where Gay men and women are increasingly being persecuted.Thankfully countries like the UK and Spain are showing the way with their enlightened freedoms."The Bigot" oh, I love it!
I look through these comments, and I am thoroughly disappointed. I look at those who oppose same-sex marriages/civil unions, and a few of these are elequent and rational. The bulk seem to be knee-jerk reactions based on fear and hate.If you're going to support the Shrub in this instance, please make a rational, non-Biblical argument. We're not all worshippers of the God of Abraham, and we're not all 12-year-olds.Andrew J Cardinal, Tampa, FLGo Andrew!
These go on and on. I didn't include any comments from the other view but you can read them for yourself.
Common themes seem to include
A tool to distract Americans from the real problems in the U.S.
Taking the U.S. back to the dark ages
Fear, bigotry, and discrimination.
It's always interesting to see how we look from the other side of the water.
American Idiot
Speaking of American Idiot. I heard on the news this morning that they are looking into yet one more case of murder by American Soldiers. Now I avoid getting political at all cost but I’m getting to the point where I am embarrassed to be an American. I mean, can we screw up any more? Commander Coo Coo Bananas has us in a war for terrorism and the non-existent WMD’s. Alright, by now a lot of you have figured out that the American people were lied to and this war was strictly about oil, money, and personal vendettas. So, given the travesties we are committing and the International agreements we are violating just how much longer will the world tolerate the US use of “weapons of mass destruction” (i.e. our armed forces) and our own terrorist activities throughout the world? Seriously folks, we are pushing some buttons and this will explode in our face. It’s becoming less a question of will they and more a question of when will they?
Note on rant: I am fully aware that 90% of our troops would never commit the atrocities under investigation and that our troops do amazing selfless things for us every day. This is not an anti-troop rant. This rant is against the government and military officials.
